Messi Sets Goalscoring Record

**ScottB** · 09-12-2012 09:21 PM

86 goals in 66 games. Insane!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20661031

**brianmc** · 09-12-2012 09:27 PM

Imagine if he wisnae that one footed....

**HibsNutter** · 09-12-2012 09:48 PM

Aye but could he do it on a cold, winters night in Inverness?

***McD*** · 09-12-2012 09:48 PM

The guy is truly incredible. I know people have said he's not won a World Cup, and that at another club he'd not have flourished as much, but to have achieved what he has at his age, with at least (we hope) another 10 years to push some of his records to truly untouchable levels is genius, we are witnessing history in the making.

He's operating at a level that very few have glimpsed, never mind made it to.

**The Green Goblin** · 09-12-2012 10:29 PM

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The guy is truly incredible. I know people have said he's not won a World Cup, and that at another club he'd not have flourished as much, but to have achieved what he has at his age, with at least (we hope) another 10 years to push some of his records to truly untouchable levels is genius, we are witnessing history in the making.

He's operating at a level that very few have glimpsed, never mind made it to.

My money is firmly on him fixing that in 18 months time over here.

***PatHead*** · 09-12-2012 10:37 PM

But is he as good as Ronaldo?

**monktonharp** · 09-12-2012 11:00 PM

very overated

**hibee92** · 09-12-2012 11:09 PM

Still doesn't have as many Scotland caps as Sparky.

**Pete** · 09-12-2012 11:37 PM

La liga is a bit like our league. Top heavy with two clubs enhanced by glory hunters and political stances.

An all time great but if he was born 20 years ago he would be playing in serie A and he would have a scoring record nothing like the one he has.

***HH81*** · 10-12-2012 07:45 AM

Just watched his 86 goals on YouTube. Got to say I think one was an own goal :-).

Surprising that he didn't score v an English team.

**lyonhibs** · 10-12-2012 07:52 AM

A well spent 10 minutes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=vY6m8sOjenU

Too wee for the SPL though..................

**VickMackie** · 10-12-2012 12:53 PM

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La liga is a bit like our league. Top heavy with two clubs enhanced by glory hunters and political stances.

An all time great but if he was born 20 years ago he would be playing in serie A and he would have a scoring record nothing like the one he has.

I'm sure any 2/3 year old wouldn't have much of a record in seria A!

***lapsedhibee*** · 10-12-2012 01:12 PM

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An all time great but if he was born 20 years ago he would be playing in serie A and he would have a scoring record nothing like the one he has.

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I'm sure any 2/3 year old wouldn't have much of a record in seria A!

Shirley he wouldn't be 2 or 3 if he was born 20 years ago - he'd be 20.

Though games that happened 40 years ago can seem like yesterday, so you might be right enough.

**YehButNoBut** · 10-12-2012 01:22 PM

1. 86 goals in a single calendar year breaking the record of Gerd Muller's 85 in 1972.
2. 192 goals in La Liga for Barcelona breaking the record of Cesar's 190.

Goals Messi for club and country, per year since 2004: 0 - 3 - 12 - 31 - 22 - 41 - 60 - 59 - 86(ongoing)

Goals Messi per Liga game this season: 2 - 2 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2(ongoing) 23 goals in 15 games

Just phenomenal and maybe the best is still to come.

**Since90+2** · 10-12-2012 02:08 PM

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La liga is a bit like our league[/B]. Top heavy with two clubs enhanced by glory hunters and political stances.

An all time great but if he was born 20 years ago he would be playing in serie A and he would have a scoring record nothing like the one he has.

Really?

In all seriousness I can see where you are coming from but Spain , outside of Real and Barca , still have 3 or 4 clubs with massive supports and commercial revenues.

Athletico Madrid have a huge support (the 3rd biggest in Spain) and probably have a wage budget in line with a top 6 English club. Valencia also have a massive support and a super new stadium on the way. Then you have the "smaller" provincial clubs like Athletic Bilbao and Seville who have very substantial supports in their respective cities and passionate supporters on par with most places in Europe.

Yes Real and Barca are the biggest two , not only in Spain but the world , but Spain does have some other massive clubs unlike we have here.

**BarneyK** · 10-12-2012 02:48 PM

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Really?

In all seriousness I can see where you are coming from but Spain , outside of Real and Barca , still have 3 or 4 clubs with massive supports and commercial revenues.

Athletico Madrid have a huge support (the 3rd biggest in Spain) and probably have a wage budget in line with a top 6 English club. Valencia also have a massive support and a super new stadium on the way. Then you have the "smaller" provincial clubs like Athletic Bilbao and Seville who have very substantial supports in their respective cities and passionate supporters on par with most places in Europe.

Yes Real and Barca are the biggest two , not only in Spain but the world , but Spain does have some other massive clubs unlike we have here.

Real Betis had 46,157 at their ground this past weekend.

**YehButNoBut** · 10-12-2012 02:55 PM

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Real Betis had 46,157 at their ground this past weekend.

Should also be remembered that Spain has a very high youth (16-24 years old) unemployment rate currently around 53% which must have a huge effect on attendance numbers.

**chorley_fm** · 10-12-2012 03:39 PM

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1. 86 goals in a single calendar year breaking the record of Gerd Muller's 85 in 1972.
2. 192 goals in La Liga for Barcelona breaking the record of Cesar's 190.

Goals Messi for club and country, per year since 2004: 0 - 3 - 12 - 31 - 22 - 41 - 60 - 59 - 86(ongoing)

Goals Messi per Liga game this season: 2 - 2 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2(ongoing) 23 goals in 15 games

Just phenomenal and maybe the best is still to come.

poor man's Stephen Dobbie...